Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Jade Ring with Grooves

possibly Longshan culture, c. 3500 BCE - c. 2500 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent, pale greenish nephrite with buff and gray markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

3.3 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm (1 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 45 g

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